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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
May. 20, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Qiang Li, Mason, OH (US);
Toby George Darkins, Jr., West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F01D 5/12 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01); F04D 29/52 (2006.01); F04D 29/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/005 (2013.01); F01D 5/02 (2013.01); F01D 5/12 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); F01D 25/243 (2013.01); F04D 29/324 (2013.01); F04D 29/522 (2013.01); F04D 29/644 (2013.01); F05D 2230/72 (2013.01); F05D 2230/80 (2013.01); F05D 2260/80 (2013.01); Y02E 20/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a turbomachine with a plurality of blades, a casing disposed about the rotor and the plurality of blades, an access opening disposed in the casing, and an access panel selectively coupled to the access opening, such that the access opening is sized to enable repair or replacement of at least one blade of the plurality of blades.